"It (sock ball) has its enjoyment and a wide popularity across Alexandria," he said of the game he has been in love with since the 1960s. No expensive ball needed, no need for a club to play in.

Coventry, a former Olympic swimming champion who has been Zimbabwe’s sports minister ... the I.O.C. is more akin to “your old gentlemen’s club” than the top global sporting organization.

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A couple of highly anticipated sports are making their way to the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympic Games, and we now know where they’ll be played. As approved by the L.A. City Council and ...

Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW Boxing's former governing body, the Russian-led IBA, was expelled from the Olympic movement for its failures to reform. The IOC itself ran the ...

Chloe Kim won her third world championship in snowboard halfpipe on Saturday and clinched a spot on her third Olympic team in 2026. Kim, the two-time reigning Olympic gold medalist, won with a score ...

First African and female IOC president Focus on transparency and new sports for youth Aims to enhance athlete representation PYLOS, Greece, March 20 (Reuters) - Kirsty Coventry, an Olympic ...